About the day » Saturday February 18, 1928Calender converter

• Arno Michels, Forquilhinha, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 2000)
• Antoon Gerard Bruinzeel, Rotterdam († 2005)
• Albert Willem Johannes van den HOEK, Pladju († 1998)
• Arend Cornelis Exalto, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
• Benjamin Francis Drake († 1992)
• Betty Lou J. NN, USA († 1997)
• Albertus Gerardus Johannes Venneman, Boskamp († 1992)
• Betje Sealtiel, 's-Gravenhage († 1942)
• Christiaan Gerrit de Vaal, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2010)
• Adriana Maria de Kleijn, Apeldoorn († 2009)

• Berend Jan Rorije (20), Heerde, Nederland
• Abraham Boon (0), Ameide
• Christina Peterson (82), Magrath, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• cornelia catharina van EIJKEN (70), heukelum
• Antonia Pennings (0), Den Dungen
• Alida Catharina Lambregts (1), Geertruidenberg
• Adriana Freijsen (73), Oisterwijk (Oisterwijk) (Noord-Brabant)
• Adolf van Delden (50)
• Albert RAMSAY (15), Boghead, Mortlach, Banff
• Christiana Johanna ter HORST (68), Dieren (Rheden)

• 1925 » George Kennedy, American actor († 2016)
• 1925 » Ghafar Baba, Malaysian politician († 2006)
• 1925 » Halit Kıvanç, Turkish journalist and sportscaster
• 1926 » Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator († 1976)
• 1927 » Fazal Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer († 2005)
• 1927 » John Warner, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Navy
• 1927 » Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, manager, and scout († 2016)
• 1928 » Rex Mossop, Australian rugby player and sportscaster († 2011)
• 1929 » André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer († 1968)
• 1929 » Len Deighton, English historian and author

• 1910 » Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)
• 1911 » Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
• 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)
• 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)
• 1938 » David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Gerardus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Grietje
15. Aaltje
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
• May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
• June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
• September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
• September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
• November 1 » The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replaces the Arabic alphabet with the Latin alphabet.
• November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.

The temperature on February 18, 1928 was between 2.2 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.